hi, i used text tool to find out the coordinates by double clicking the point.
then i moved the model to activate the move process. i clicked in the viewport randomly then enter the xyz values.
it say invalid length. can you all walk me through this seemingly simple process, tell me if im doing anything wrong??
i recorded how i did wrong in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XyGiqN17HM%26amp;feature=youtu.be
That will help too.
One problem I want to address is to move models quickly to
A specific point(vertex which has xyz values )
Sketchup s reference or inference move snap tool
Is good but too Slow!!!
If I can select a point then my selected model can snapped to that point that will be great.
I don't want to manually move the model. Just select a point then the model I wanted to
Move then push a button, the model will be moved or snapped to that point
In space.
Please help if you know a plugin or write that plugin
For us. I think a lot of people need that useage.thanks
hi you all, i think the time i spend setting up a scene is too long. that is i put a lot of models into a interior room scene in my case. bringing in book models, display items, glass wares etc all the interior models that will enhance an interior rendering. But the set up time is too slow for me in sketchup!! i think its my prboem.
please help if you have any tips of speeding up the process. thanks in advance.
the problems can be caused by texture of the models you imported. maybe the naming is bad and make sure don't import very heavy models. vray sketchup and sketchup just can't handle them very well.
@andybot said:
you'd need caustics and dispersion enabled. (Dispersion is where you'd set the abbe number.) You'll want to use spot lights (NOT area lights) for more effective caustics. (Area lights are too diffuse.)
btw, diamond studded handles, really!?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamonds_on_the_Soles_of_Her_Shoes
i only turned on dispersion. guess i need to turn on the caustics in the option menu to make it work. thanks for the reply. will post results if i succeed it.
hi you all, i need to render a diamond studded door handle. i set the ref ior 2.4175 and also refraction ior 2.4175.
the dimond turned mostly black. like normal glasses. i tried to place many small rectangle light in front of the handle to create sparkling lighting effects. but i failed.
if you know how, please help. thanks in advance.
the link of handle file for testing:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/s4crdid0bq6fjhn/shiny%20diamond%20handle.skp
thanks you all. i haven't tried previous camera view yet. my problem is just it takes tooo long to zoom out of a wall when u accidentally in it. in modo, 3ds max and blender or any other 3d programs it takes very fast to zoom past a wall. i hope someone understand my problem.
When u zoom in and out, u can get easily stuck in to the objects behind you or in front of you. in other 3d programs, u can easily pass thru objects WITHOUT being stuck into the emptiness. Why sketchup is like that? Why I have to zoom in so long to get out of the emptiness of the objects that I accidentally zoom into?
are the developers going to change that?
I tried the trial version. and the weird thing is i clicked on the Edit in Mat Lab button, it didn't do anything. its supposed to open a the studio material lab winow rite? also thea crahses my sketchup with my vray installed. but i can do with a workaround. please help somehow. i really want to use the thea studio for complex scene. though vray has proxies but when i import the vray mesh proxy into a scene. the material lost all the textures. too much trouble using vray proxies.
this is insanely Amazing. i bet the process has to be very precise. i modelled a tufted cushion in modo which is easier to do in sketchup. in the end , sketchup is Not a sub-d modelling program. even with artisan, and other plugins, still not perfect. but from your post. it's possible!. great job. i will stick with modo or blender or 3ds max 
Also my MacBook Pro specs: 2.8ghz quad core intel i7 turbo boost to 3.3ghz
8gb ram
. Is it decent enough for Thea render?
Side note: I won't be using 3ds max . I know it's awesome with vray! And has a lot of 3d models and tutorials.
Vray for sketchup couldn't handle high poly files and proxies items not working for me either. I was given the advice by rich brien that I should try thea.
My question is where I would get all the tutorials for leaning it. Should we have a section just for thea render ?
Also I'm thinking I might just invest in modo for complex render projects. Or should I try thea, but still with the limitations of sketchup? In modo I can model and import directly and then render. But thea isn't a modelling tool. It will be cumbersome to import meshes without the ability to model it?
K my head isn't thinking clearly.coz I haven't tried thea yet. I learned thea can be fast as vary. But well we'll well. Hope me out guys. Thanks.
The weird thing happened that my vary proxy item turn transparent in the render image.
I though there is no way to edit the proxy item in the vray material editor. Since the proxy is just fragmented polygon floating in air. It will be nice if it's true.
-one problem that keeps happening is material will be duplicated after some crashes or restart in vray material editor. should i manually delete them or run some command? im afraid if i should delete the original one or the duplicated one. the original one usually lost all material settings, have that happened to you?
-also i will try all your suggestions. thanks indeed. i will keep adding update in this post. thanks again for the help.
-i guess i will keep my texture size at minimum since it contributes to the problem.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/130yq11jjw6u2ej/hoi%20large%20file%20slow%20response%20n%20crashing.skp
Above is the file.
So curvizard can reduce polygons? I will try it out today!
i use vrary 2.0 for render and this file is only for rendering.
Thanks
yes.
it happens to all the files that are over 80mb. it respond very slowly and crashes are to be expected from time to time. i don't know if the 2014 version is better or it doesn't make any improvements.
it just doesn't make sense that i have to deal with crashes and slow response. it really makes me unproductive. I think part of reason is me not knowing the best way to prevent the crashes and slow response and part of the reason is sketchup itself. i really need help. let me know if any tricks or tips that will help improve the speed of sketchup. thanks a lot in advance!
I noticed one my skp file is over 100mb. Any changes I make will take forever to save. And worse still . It will crash!!!!
I desperately need help on how to reduce file size . I am not a newbie at all. I really like to like sketchup . But the slow response and crashes make me want to give up using it. Please help. I spend at least 8 hours to set up a interior room scene. And I think at least 40% of the time is wasted. I need help
If no one can help me here. I will consider the private consultation . Please help!!
hi you all, i tried to render but error occurs:
"vray we have encountered error while trying to render, please check the ruby console for errors".
i don't know what the real problem is, please help. thanks!